Cluster: Swiss Identity

German official on trial for suspected Scientology spying

This content was published on Nov 30, 1999 (AP) — A German official went on trial in Basel Tuesday in connection with a suspected attempt to spy on the Church of Scientology last year as part of Germany’s scrutiny of the body. The German agent was arrested in Basel last April after meeting with two Swiss women, one of whom was also charged.…

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Holocaust survivors give support, begrudgingly

This content was published on Nov 30, 1999 (AP) — Holocaust survivors and their supporters told a federal judge Monday that they are willing to accept — begrudgingly — a $1.25 billion settlement in their lawsuit against Swiss banks. Most plaintiffs “are not in favor of the settlement,” Leo Rechter, head of a Holocaust victims organization, said during a daylong hearing in New…

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A sense of touch in Zurich

This content was published on Nov 29, 1999 A new exhibition in a Zurich museum offers more than a feast for the eyes: It also provides the chance for visitors to enjoy their sense of touch. The exhibition is devoted to silk and its importance over the centuries to the economy of canton Zurich. Silk was first woven in Zurich in the 13th…

Terre des Hommes Switzerland tries to get girls off the streets

This content was published on Nov 29, 1999 The Swiss branch of the human rights organisation Terre des Hommes has launched a new national campaign to highlight the plight of streetgirls worldwide. Terre des Hommes spokeswoman Sylvia Rohner said the campaign was aimed at publicising projects in Africa, Asia and Latin America and was focusing on providing shelters, education projects and empowerment workshops.…

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Holocaust victims worldwide look to Swiss bank hearing in New York

This content was published on Nov 29, 1999 (AP) — Holocaust victims around the world are looking toward a U.S. court hearing that could move a $1.25 billion Swiss bank settlement into its final phase. Judge Edward Korman was to preside at the so-called fairness hearing beginning Monday at the U.S. District Court in Brooklyn. Holocaust survivors and their heirs will be able…

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Doctors demand action not “blabla”

This content was published on Nov 25, 1999 Swiss junior and hospital doctors say they have had enough of words and now want action to improve their working conditions. They made the call at a news conference in Berne, a year after doctors in Zurich hospitals staged a protest by refusing to do their paper work. “This ‘pre-industrial’ working situation, coupled with increasing…

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Justice minister committed to fighting crime, money laundering

This content was published on Nov 25, 1999 Swiss Justice Minister Ruth Metzler plans to step up international cooperation in fighting organised crime and money laundering, but believes that the country has been unfairly targeted by recent media headlines relating to Russian corruption scandals. Speaking in an Associated Press news agency interview released on Thursday, Metzler for the first time commented on media…

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Fireworks cause minor damage on three U.S.-linked buildings in Zurich

This content was published on Nov 25, 1999 (AP) — Three U.S.-related buildings received minor damage early Thursday from fireworks placed on windows, Zurich police said. Damaged were entrance areas or windows of the America Center, a cultural operation of the U.S. government, a branch of Chase Manhattan Bank and a building related to American Airlines, possibly a travel agent, police said. Radio…

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Swiss AIDS organisation presents online counselling service

This content was published on Nov 25, 1999 Switzerland’s key organisation fighting AIDS, the Swiss AIDS Federation, on Thursday presented their online counselling service known as “DrGay.” The www.drgay.ch website mainly offers gays and lesbians anonymous individual counselling on safe sex and AIDS prevention, federation manager Ruth Rutman told a news conference in Berne. The website – maintained by two experts working in…

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Swiss anti-money laundering efforts slow to bite

This content was published on Nov 24, 1999 (Reuters) — Swiss efforts to crack down on money laundering have got off to a slow start because of legal loopholes and an apparent reluctance of bankers to report suspect transactions, experts said on Wednesday. Nearly 20 months after a new law was introduced obliging banks and other financial institutions to report suspicious clients and…

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